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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-principles-governance-and-biodiversity-targets-wales-act-2026/section-40",
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  "legislation": "asc/2026/4",
  "legislation_title": "Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-principles-governance-and-biodiversity-targets-wales-act-2026",
  "path": "section/40",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "40",
  "heading": "Promoting awareness of biodiversity",
  "text": "(1) For the italic cross-heading preceding section 9 of the Environment Act, substitute—\n“Duties of the Welsh Ministers”.\n(2) After that italic cross-heading, insert—\n“Duty to promote awareness of biodiversity\n8A The Welsh Ministers must take steps to promote awareness in Wales of the importance of biodiversity and of the threats to biodiversity.”",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "text": "S. 40 in force at 27.6.2026, see s. 46(2)(f)"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/4/section/40",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:17:38.736045+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}